Advanced Geography of India

Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society:

·         Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities.

·         Major tribal areas and their problems.

·         Growth, distribution and density of population;

·         Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems;

·         Population problems and policies;

Health indicators.

Settlements:

·         Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements;

·          Morphology of Indian cities;

·         Functional classification of Indian cities;

·         Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl;

·         Slums and associated problems;

·         Town planning;

Problems of urbanization and remedies

Transport, Communication and Trade: 

·         Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development;

·         Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade;

·         Trade balance;

·         Trade Policy;

·         Export processing zones;

·         Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society;

Indian space Programme.

Political Aspects:

·         Geographical basis of Indian federalism;

·         State reorganization;

·         Emergence of new states;

·         Regional consciousness and interstate issues;

·         Cross border terrorism;

·         India's role in world affairs;

Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm.

Contemporary Issues:

• Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics.
• Issues relating to environmental pollution and degradation.
• Linkage of rivers.
• Globalization and Indian economy.